jawing

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noun

Worthless talk; blather.

“Stop your jawing!”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of jaw
nounjawing (countable and uncountable, plural jawings)

plural jawings

  1. countableuncountableWorthless talk; blather.

    Stop your jawing!

  2. countableuncountableA scolding.

    There were jawings, bickerings, heart-burnings.

    1876, Mark Twain, The Canvasser's Tale

    Synonyms: berating, dressing down, objurgation, berating, browbeating, chiding, chockling, correption

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA scolding.

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Also see
beratingbrowbeatingchidingchocklingcorreptiondirdumdressing downgoing overlectureobjurgationrixationscoldingsermonthroughgoingvituperation
Cite this entry
APA

jawing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jawing

MLA

“jawing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jawing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jawing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jawing.

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